Rail-tie.



C. SOMERSHOB.

RAIL TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 18. 1914.

1,129,747. Patnted Feb. 23, 1915.

CHRISTIAN SOMERSI-IOE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

Application filed September 18, 1914. Serial No. 862,365.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN SOMER- SHOE, a citizen of the United States, residing at 263 Sedgely avenue, Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in the construction of ties for railway rails.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to construct a metal tie which shall include rigid rail supporting blocks and a flexible connection between the blocks, so that the desired amount of flexibility will be imparted to the tie, and also whereby the liability of the breakage of the tie from the abrupt contact of the rolling stock with the rail supported by the tie will be effectively overcome.

It is also my purpose to construct a tie which shall embody spaced rail supporting heads of a peculiar construction, each of said heads being formed with a lip which overlies one of the base flanges of the rails and with a removable clip which contacts with the opposite base flange of the rail, the block being arranged upon an integral plate which extends longitudinally beyond the ends thereof, and formed with blocks, in the process of casting the same, is a pair of longitudinally extending metal rods which serve as connecting members for the rods.

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through a rail constructed in accordance with the present invention showing the same supporting ties thereon, Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan View looking toward one end of the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end of the tie, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the rail clips or clamps.

The tie is broadly indicated by the numeral 1, and includes diametrically opposite blocks 22, each of a similar construction. The blocks are formed of metal, and include a substantially rectangular thickened portion 3, the upper face of which being horizontally straight, as indicated by the numeral 4, and the said face 4 communicates with an inwardly extending flange 5 provided upon the upper face of the block adjacent the outer end thereof. The flange 5 is shaped to engage with the outer base flange of a rail 6, and the horizontally straight face 4, adjacent the inner edge of the tie and also adjacent the opposite longitudinal edges thereof, is formed with u wardly projecting threaded studs 7%. These studs are adapted to project through openings 8 provided in what may be termed the body portions 9 of rail engaging clips or clamps 10. The clamps have their underfaces, adjacent their inner edges, recessed to provide angular portions 11 which contact with the inner base flanges of the rails 6. Nuts 12 are provided for the threaded studs 7, the same binding against the outer faces of the clips 9 to retain the said clips upon the blocks 3.

Formed integral with the block 2 and extending longitudinally therefrom in opposite directions, is what may be termed a base plate, the portion thereof extending beyond the outer face of the block, which is indicated by the numeral 13 is of a materially less length than the opposite extending portion which is indicated bythe numeral 14. The plates 13 and 14 provide ledges which prevent the blocks 3 from being embedded within the roadbed by the weight of the ties and by the weight of the rolling stock upon the ties, and the plates 14 are centrally formed with angular truss braces 15 which are also integrally formed with the inner wall of the block 2.

Each of the blocks is formed with approximately centrally arranged longitudinally extending channels 16 which enter from its inner face, each said channel having its end curved upwardly toward the upper and outer corner of the said block as indicated by the numeral 17. The channels are disposed to the opposite sides of the truss brace 15 and are adapted to receive the ends of longitudinally extending rods 18-18, the ends of said rods being curved, as at 19, to engage within the curved end portion of each of the channels 16. These rods are preferably connected with the blocks when the blocks are formed in a mold, the mold, of course, being shaped to conform with the configuration of the block, and the rods are sustained in proper position before the molten metal is poured into the mold, and

from the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device, as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A rail tie including end members comprising an elongated substantially rectangular base plate, a block integrally formed with the base and projecting thereabove, said block being arranged adjacent the outer end of said plate, a truss connecting the inner end of the plate with the block, the said block having an upper inner horizontally straight face providing a rest for a rail, said top, adjacent the outer portion thereof being formed with an inwardly extending flange which is adapted to engage with the outer base flange of a rail, the innerhorizontal wall of the block being formed with spaced threaded studs, a rail clip having spaced openings passed over the studs to receive the studs and engaging the inner base flange of the rail, nuts for the studs, each of the said blocks to the opposite sides of its truss brace being formed upon its inner face with a longitudinally extending channel, the rear portion of which being rounded upwardly toward the upper corner of the block, rods having their ends bent and arranged within the channels for connecting the blocks.

In testimony whereof I, affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN SOMERSHOE.

Witnesses:

ANNA MARY CRAIG, WILLIAM T. WETZEL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of l'atents, Washington, D. G. 

